Counter-stool for stores



(No Model.)

A. O. SLENTZ.

COUNTER STOOL FOR STORES.

Patented Feb. 12, 1889.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES'PATENT OFFICE.

ALBURTICE O. SLENTZ, OF ANlON', OHIO.

OOUNTER -STOOL FOR STORES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 897,615, dated February12, 1889.

' Application filed May 22, 1888. Serial No. 274,716. (No model.

T0 (0 "whom it may con-earn.-

Be it known that I, ALBURTIOE O. SLENTZ, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Canton, county of Stark, State of Ohio, have inventeda new and useful Improve- .ment in Counter-Stools for Stores, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in counter-stools for stores, theobject being to provide a stool pivotally secured to the counter, andhaving a folding standard and seat whereby the seat may be folded up andagainst the face of the counter.

\Vith these ends in view my invention consists of thehereinafter-described parts and combinations, as set forth in theclaims.

Figure 1 is an isometrical view of a counter-stool illustrating myinvention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of same, showing the stool foldedagainst the counter. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 4 is aview of the foot of the standard. Fig. 5 is a view of thelockii'ig-latch. Fig. 6 is a sectional view of a fragment of the scat.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the draw ings.

A represents a store-counter, to which isse= cured aplatehli, said platehaving lugs a connected at their lower portion by a rib or fillet, b.The stool is secured to the counter by a reach, D, said reach having onone end a head, E, chambered, as shown in Fig. 3, the other end, I),bifurcated, as shown in Fig. 1, the ends of the prongs (Z cut bevel atabout forty-five degrees from a line drawn longitudinally through thebody of the reach, as shown in Fi 3. The ends of the prongs are furtherprovided with elongated perforations j, through which a rivet is passed,to pivotally secure the reach. to the counter. The standard F may alsobe bifurcated or terminated in a single stem, as preferred, and toprevent noise or injury to the floor rubber cushions gLare placed inrecesses formed in the lower end of the standard, as shown in Fig. t. Onthe upper end of the saidstandard is formed a disk, 71, having a centralper foratioinj, and about 'its upper peripheral portion cogs or teeth7.". A seatsupporting stem, G, is also provided with a disk, 1', similarto 71/, that is provided with teethm, which engage the teeth 7.', andwith a central perforation, 01 These parts F and G are pivot-allysecured in the head E by rivets passed through the perforations j and nand corresponding perforations in the said head. A metal seatsupport,ll, of the form substantially as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, is provided, towhich any desired form of seat may be secured.

To lock the parts in position shown in Fig.

: 1, a latch, J, is provided, having elongated perforations p, and onthe lower end a latchcatch, q, and an outwvardly-projected handle,

9. The said latch .1 rests in a deep depression in the side of the headE, and is secured in position by the same rivets that pass through theparts F and G. On the standard F there is a shoulder, 19, that engagesthe catch q, as shown in Fig. 5, by which the seat-support G, head E,and stal'ldard F are locked in a rigid relation, as shown in Fig. 1.

To fold the part-s, as shown in Fig. 9, raise the latch J by placing thefinger under and raising the pin 2" and pressing the head toward thecounter. The weightof the standard F will rotate it about its pivotalconnection with the head E, and by its engagement with theseat-supporting stem G will rotate said stem about its pivotalconnect-ion with the head and fold the seat into the position shown inFig. 2,in. which position it will be held by the beveled end t of thereach resting on the rib b.

To return the stool into the position shown in Fig. 1, raise the end 6of the reach above the rib b and draw the seat back from the counter,and before the standard reaches the floor it will have swung to avertical line and the latch will have fallen into locking position.

The seat may be formed of any suitable material. For the purpose of thisapplication, I have shown a frame of wood, K, having a centralperforation which is covered by a circular perforated. veneer, L, and toprovide against injury to the face of the countor an elastic head orbuffer, 11, is provided, as shown in Fig. 6.

Having thus fully described the nature and object of myinvention,what Iclaim. as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a counter-stool, the combination,with

the seat, of the reach adapted to bepivoltally connected to the counterwith one end and provided with a chambered head at its opposite end, theseatsupporti11g stem, the standard, and the latch, the saidseat-s11pporting stem and the standard being geared together and havingtheir gear portions inclosed within said chambered head, snbstanti all vas set forth.

2. The combination, in a counter-stool, of a reach pivoted at one endand provided at its opposite end with a chamber or inclosure, aseat-supporting stem pivoted in said inclosure, a seat journaled uponsaid stem, and a standard pivoted in said inelosure and hav- 5 ing ageared engagement With-said seat-supi 5. The combination, in acounter-stool, of

a reach having one of its ends pivoted to the .1

counter and provided at its opposite end with a chamber orinclosure,'said chamber or inclosure constructed with a recess ordepression in its side, a seat-stem pivoted in said inclosure andprovided with a cogged head,a standard provided with a cogged head and aprojection, 3, said standard pivoted in said inclosure and having itseogged head meshing with the cogged head of the seat-supporting frame,and a latch sliding and concealed Within the depression of the chamber,substantial] y as set forth.

4. The combination of the plate B, having lugs a, rib I), reach D,having a beveled end, I, elongated perforationf, and chambered head E,seat-supporting stem G, standard F, seatsupport H and seat, and thelatch J, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

5.,The combination, with aseat for a counter-stool adapted to be pivotedto and folded against the counter, of an elastic bead located upon theface of said seat, substanti ally as set forth.

a reach pivoted at one end to the counter and provided With a chamber orinclosure at its opposite end, a seat-support pivoted Within saidinclosure, a standard pivoted Within said inclosure and. provided with ashoulder, s, and having a geared engagement with the supporting-stem,and a sliding latch concealed and sliding within saidinclosure andadapted l to engage the shoulder s and lock the stool in its normalposition, substantially as set forth. In. testimony whereof I havehereunto set my hand this 19th day of May, A. D. 1888.

ALBURTICE O. SLENTZ.

'itnesses:

CHAS. R. MILLER, W. K. MILLER.

i o. The combination, in a counter-stool, of

